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, G. F. BETZ.

. HORSE POWER.

110.260.15 1. Patented June 27, 1882."

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PATENT OFFICE.

HORSE-POWER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 260,154, dated June 27,1882.

Application filed March 21, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GO'ITLEAB F. BETZ, of Cleveland, in the county ofGuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and ImprovedHorse-Power; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and complete description thereof.

The nature of my invention relates to horsepowers; and. it consists insuch construction and arrangement of theseveral parts as hereinafter setforth.

That the invention may be fully understood, reference will be had to thefollowing specification and to the annexed drawings, making a part ofthe same, in which- Figure 1 is a transverse vertical section in thedirection of the line A B, Fig. 2, and Fig. 2 is a plan view of themachine.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several views.

To the stationary base 0, Fig. 1, is connected or integral therewith agear-wheel, D, into which meshes the pinion E, which is key ed to theshaft F and journaled in boxes G H, connected with the rotating frame I.

To the upper end of the shaft F is keyed the pulley J, which is to beconnected to the pulley K by a belt or other connection. This pulley Kis secured to the shaft L, journaled at M in the frame I.

The shaft L may be extended above the pulley K or down through thecentral portion of the machine, as may be required, so as to conveypower to a room or place above or below the machine,there being anannularopening, N, in the central portion of the machine, through plate0' and the annular track Q and base 0, to admit of free passage of thedriving-shaft L, as seen in Fig. 1.

The frame I is secured to the annular top plate, 0, on the under side ofwhich are journaled anti-friction rollers]? in boxes or bearin gs in theflanges a I). The journals at one end are seen at c c; The rollersrevolve in the space between the flanges a b, and rest upon the annulartrack Q, secured to or integral with the gear D, upon which theytraverse, and are prevented from moving out of the track in theirmovements by the projections or flanges d e surrounding the track Q. Y

The sweeps-R are secured to the plate 0, to

which sweeps (which may be worked in either direction) the team foroperating the machine D, transmits a rotary motion to the pulley Jthrough the shaft F.

From the pulley J motion is given to the pulley K by means of a belt orits equivalent, which is taken up by the shaft L and transmitted to aremote place above or below the machine, to be utilized as a motivepower; or the power may be taken up directly from the shaft and used inclose proximity.

To the lugs S are bolted or otherwise secured arms, which extend downand lap under the annular flange T, directly under the gear-wheel D.These arms move with the plate 0 as it revolves. By means of these armslapping under the flange and the upper ends secured to the lugs S, theplate and frame with the rollers are so held in place as to prevent theupper section of the machine from separating or springing from the base.

By means of the rollers P, upon which frame I and plate 0 rest, thefriction is so materially reduced as to cause the machine to operatewith less power applied to the sweeps than in ordinary horse-powers toproduce the same results.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

In horse-power machines, the rotatory frame I and plate 0, having therollers P rotating 1 in the annular track Q, and provided with a centralopening, N, through the plate 0, gear D, and base 0, for the passage ofthe drivingshat't, in combination with the stationary gear D and pinionE, substantially as described, and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GOTTLEAB F. BETZ.

Witnesses:

' Josnrn H. Dow,

W. H. BUBRDGE-

